Chrysler VZ-6 Airgeep Ducted-Fan VTOL Demonstrator Family
The Chrysler VZ-6 Airgeep was a U.S. Army flying-vehicle demonstrator built around two large ducted fans driven by a single reciprocating engine. The compact one-seat design overturned during its first flight and was abandoned after control problems, providing a distinct early ducted-fan VTOL experiment alongside the Hiller and Piasecki flying platforms.
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Identity
- Aliases
- VZ-6Chrysler VZ-6VZ-6 AirgeepFlying Jeep
- Family Name
- Chrysler VZ-6 Airgeep
- Full Name
- Chrysler VZ-6 Airgeep Ducted-Fan VTOL Demonstrator Family
- Roles
- militaryresearchexperimentaltechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- powered_lift
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- vtol
- Description
- The Chrysler VZ-6 Airgeep was a U.S. Army flying-vehicle demonstrator built around two large ducted fans driven by a single reciprocating engine. The compact one-seat design overturned during its first flight and was abandoned after control problems, providing a distinct early ducted-fan VTOL experiment alongside the Hiller and Piasecki flying platforms.
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- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 04:09:17 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 04:09:17 UTC